It had to be done. Blame one of my colleagues for making the suggestion.
What are the chances that the misspelled Amercia was intentional? If it hadn’t been, everyone who downloaded the app to make fun of it wouldn’t have, there wouldn’t be 5 lists about it on Buzzfeed (I don’t actually know if there are 5 lists about it on Buzzfeed, but there are 5 lists about everything on Buzzfeed), and nobody would be even talking about the thing.
What if they assumed that if they got a bunch of downloads thanks to a misspelling they could capitalize on all the young, hip people downloading it and gain more traction with the young crowd (that is probably largely voting for Obama). Going “viral” on the internet is all the fucking rage these days, especially with people who don’t understand the internet, and they could have seen it as the only way they were going to go viral. Even a negative meme is better than no meme, especially when the meme isn’t exactly damaging.
It’s not likely to actually gain them any voters, but the world is filled with absolute fucking morons, so maybe they thought it was a good way to start gaining idiots support.
But then again they’re probably not that smart and they just couldn’t find a developer that knew how to spell.
Cape Cod Livin (Taken with instagram)
PEW PEW PEW PEW
Last night we watched American Ninja Warrior, which was not nearly as good as the Japanese version, mostly because the people on the show actually really trained hardcore for the show and weren’t just some unassuming looking Japanese accountant that could climb the side of a building with his pinkies. It was essentially the professional apex for PARKOUR! players? (Parkourers? Parkourists? whatever.). Every one of the stupid ass contestants was a PARKOURIST! and they all had grand dreams of being a stuntman or something equally as worthless, like professional trampoliner. There was even a PARKOUR! gym they all seemed to train at (it exists and it’s as dumb looking as you thought it was). There was even a dude sleeping in his car in LA with dreams of being a stuntman and the king of PARKOUR! or something.
I absolutely love is TV shows based upon peoples dreams of fame and glory that don’t result in any fame or glory (or money) except the quasi celebrity you get from other competitors on the show. I’m all about people chasing their dreams (do what you love and all those other cliches people use to justify making $5,000 a year dancing on a street corner dressed like Charlie Chaplin) but like make yourself some realistic dreams you fucking morons. Jumping off of trash cans is of no interest to anyone except other idiots who like to jump off of trashcans.
I’ll probably keep watching because it’s on at a weird time when nothing else is on, and because it’s kind of fun watching people who’s life’s work gets crushed when they can’t catch a cargo net. I give American Ninja Warrior 3.5 back flips off of a park bench out of 5 back flips off of a park bench
(GFOP Curtis vents after an incredible weekend. Send your telegrams to meninblazers@gmail.com)
To Roberto Mancini and the Manchester City players,
First off, thanks for making Survival Sunday an epic day of football. What an unbelievable finish to the season.
Second, amid all the celebrations, home fireworks displays, and Boddingtons-soaked orgies… take a second to realize what you’ve accomplished this season. Man City, with your billions of dollars and elite world-class squad, you managed to (barely) beat a Man United squad with the median age of an old folks home… consisting of a retired mid-fielder, more than a few should-have-been-put-out-to-pasture players and a half blind goalkeeper. And it took you until the very last day of the season… dramatic pause… in the final 5 minutes of stoppage time. Way to go chaps.Maybe instead of all the celebrating, Roberto, you should be calling your squad in tomorrow to start running drills for next season.
Regards,
Curtis Pierce
a Chelsea fan in Los Angeles
I find it rather hilarious that a Chelsea fan would say any of this as if they’re not backed by billions of dollars. I’ve seen this foolish argument crop up over the last few days, as if United is some team of miscreants that some upstart team managed to put together with a bottle of elmers glue and some Yawkey Way brand grit. United has an entire squad full of expensive stars, yeah sure there are some old guys nearing their ends, but Ashley Young was not purchased for a pack of crisps.
At this point it’s very obvious that “serious” magazines are really just becoming tabloids and not doing anything but try and troll everyone into talking about their CRAZY covers.
Time to die Newsweek, Time, etc.
Keith loves hanging out on rooftops in the rain (Taken with instagram)